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I get the 2 yds of rushing. The o-line is a disaster. Knew that going in.
But WTF happened to the defense??!!
ILBs getting completely worked. They look slow, out of position, and like they lack intensity.
No Pass Rush: Jordan?? Odrick is mostly ineffective. Starks is hit or miss. Some plays he goes hard, on others, he looks about 70%. Blitzes are failing to connect.
Reshard Jones?? BUST! Misses way too many tackles, and can't maintain the edge to save his life. That 1 yd run by that 4th string scrub, was all on Jones. WHIFF!
We struggle when Patterson is not on the field, because it changes the way we play defense... When Patterson and Grimes are out there, we are able to leave them pretty much 1 on 1... Which gives us an extra guy to stuff in areas that are being exploited... TE, run game, RB screens or as a spy.... Also Trusnick on the field instead of a better LB isn't a good help either... Injuries have really dictated how well our defense is playing from week to week....
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Trusnik is horrible. We had that LB in preseason that was always making plays and covered the TE's well. not sure why he didnt make the team, on practice squad i think.
I am not shocked by how badly our D has played. We replaced our LBs with players who are not as good. R Jones is playing worse than last year. Our "infusion" of talent on D in the form of our #1, #2, and #3 picks has been nill, since they can't get on the field. No suprise.
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